[access-uk] Re: MSN messenger settings.
- From: "James O'Dell" <jamesodell@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 12:39:21 +0100
Hi Jim
I am reposting below a message sent to the list by Brian Hartgen a while
ago.
James
Hi Carol
Once you get as far as getting your passport, you may find the following
notes regarding using Messenger helpful which I think I adapted a while ago
from the JFW Lite web page.
MSN MESSENGER OR WINDOWS MESSENGER
Although the following refers to MSN Messenger, it is
applicable to Windows Messenger in XP.
The first thing you need to do in order to use Messenger is to get a
passport. Hotmail addresses already work as a passport by default. If you
want to use your own email address, go to
http://register.passport.net
to
get a passport. You will need to verify your email address. To verify your
email address, an email will arrive with a link in
it that you enter on and then you have to enter some information and follow
the steps.
Next install Messenger. You can download it by going to
http://messenger.msn.com/
If you are using Windows XP, it already comes installed with
Windows Messenger, so you don't need to install it.
When it is finished installing, press insert f11, and you should find MSN
Messenger not signed in listed in your system tray list.
Hit enter on MSN Messenger and arrow down on the context menu to sign in and
enter.
Once you have signed in, you need to set up Messenger for best performance
with Jaws.
First, you need to change the way that MSN Messenger sorts contacts,
and then you need to make some changes to the appearance of the
conversation window. To change how MSN sorts contacts:
1. When in the main MSN window, hit alt t for tools, and then c.
This will open the sort contacts by sub menu.
2. Arrow down to online/offline and press enter.
The first time you have a conversation with someone, to remove the tool bar
and side bar from the conversation windows,
and disable emoticons:
1. Open any conversation window.
2. Press alt v, and arrow down until it says enable emoticons.
If it says checked, press enter to uncheck it.
3. Re-enter the view menu, and arrow down until you see show toolbar.
Press enter if it is checked.
4. Re-enter the view menu and arrow down until it says show sidebar.
Press enter if it is checked.
You should only have to do this once, but there is a slight possibility
that you will have to do it twice. After that, the settings should
remain as you set them.
Next here is a quick overview of the changes you might need to make in the
options. Press alt T for tools, O for options.
On the personal page, you can type in a screen name as you want other users
to see it. Also tab to show graphical emoticons and uncheck it.
Control tab to the preferences page and if you don't want MSN to start
automatically with Windows, uncheck the box for run this program when
windows starts. (Note, also if you use OE, go to your tools menu in OE and
then options
and tab to automatically log onto Windows messenger and uncheck it.)
On the preferences page leave the alert checkboxes checked as they are for
sound
notifications.
Enter on okay to close the dialog.
Now that you have MSN set up, to add a contact, press alt T for tools, and
enter on add a contact.
Leave the radio button selected for by email address and enter on next and
enter the person's MSN contact address.
To send a message to a contact, you can hit enter on the contacts name in
the main messenger window.
You can save your conversation by going to the files menu with alt f, then
press A, then a standard save dialog appears. The conversations
will be saved as a text file. To leave a conversation hit escape.
To start a voice chat with a contact, press the windows application key
while focused on the contact name and choose start a voice conversation from
the context menu.
I recommend you go to the tools menu and run the audio tuning wizard first
before you try to voice chat with someone.
You can also start a voice chat from a conversation window by pressing alt A
for the actions menu and enter on start talking. Once they accept your
invitation to voice chat you can just start speaking into your microphone.
To send a file, press the windows application key while focused on the
contact name and enter on send a file from the context menu.
You can also send a file from a conversation window by pressing alt A for
the actions menu and enter on send a file.
A standard open dialog will come up for you to locate your file.
As well, if someone sends you a file, it will be placed in
c:\my documents\messenger service received files or c:\my documents\my
received files.
You can block or unblock a sender by focusing on the contact name and then
pressing the application key and arrow down to block or unblock. If you
want to find out who a contact might be, hit alt enter on their name and use
the JAWS cursor to read their email address.
To change your status, tab to where it says my status and your name in the
main messenger window and press the application key and enter on the status
you wish to be seen by others.
If you use Jaws 4.50, it will already come with some excellent scripts that
will automatically read incoming messages to you, alert you when contacts
come online and notify you of who is sending you a message.
The messages will be placed on the task bar and you can alt tab to the
conversation when you are notified that someone has
sent you a message.
Reading Messages
When the conversation window is maximized, JAWS automatically reads incoming
messages. JAWS automatically maximizes the message window as soon as it is
opened. JAWS also provides commands that allow you to read previous
messages. For more information about these commands, refer to
JAWS Commands for MSN Instant Messenger.
MSN Messenger Notifications
MSN Messenger displays notification messages to indicate when a contact has
signed on and to inform you when a new HotMail email message has been
received.
JAWS reads these notifications when they appear, even if you are working in
another application. To hear the name of the contact who signed in most
recently,
press ALT+SHIFT+F12. JAWS says, "X signed in at y," with y being the time
the contact signed in.
If you are working in another window, MSN plays a sound to alert you that
someone is sending you an instant message. To switch to this "urgent
conversation,"
press CTRL+SHIFT+DASH. JAWS reads the most recent message in the
conversation window.
Typing Notification
When a conversation window is maximized, a clicking sound is heard while the
contact is typing. To toggle this sound, press CTRL+SHIFT+F12. JAWS can also
announce when the contact is typing a message. To toggle the status of this
announcement, press ALT+CTRL+F12. If typing sounder and announcement are
disabled,
press F12 to check the typing status. If the contact is typing a message, a
single click sounds.
Channels
Channels allow you to move quickly to a conversation window from any other
open window, including the windows for other applications. To assign a
conversation
to a channel, press CTRL+1 through 5. To move to a channel which has been
assigned, press CTRL+SHIFT+1 through 5.
Emoticons
Emoticons are combinations of characters that resemble graphics when
rotated. JAWS provides a list of common emoticons for use with MSN
messenger. JAWS
also uses this list to interpret emoticons in the message window and reads
them as part of the incoming message.
To open the list of emoticons, press CTRL+SHIFT+M. To move through the list,
press UP or DOWN ARROW. To insert the selected emoticon into your
conversation,
press ENTER.
VOICE CONVERSATIONS
To start a voice conversation, from within the main message window, tab to
the button labelled Start a Voice Conversation.
Brian Hartgen
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